Was it just me, or did Abhishek Sharma look like a kid who had just been told the sweet shop was closing in ten minutes?

Because that was the only explanation for the carnage that unfolded.

Abhishek tore into the Afghanistan bowling attack with such extraordinary brutality that, for large parts of his innings, it looked less like a T20 international and more like someone had accidentally switched on a video game and unlocked God Mode. And the bowlers hadn’t even figured out the controls.

Thirty balls. That was all Abhishek needed to reach his hundred, making it the fastest T20 hundred by an Indian.

Having reached a record-breaking century, Abhishek simply sat down in the middle of the field, looking almost bemused by what he had just done. The innings itself was ridiculous.

He went over cover. He went over midwicket. He went straight down the ground. At one point, he even cleared the wicketkeeper. There were nine fours and 11 sixes, as Abhishek treated the Afghanistan attack like a collection of bowling machines that had been left switched on for his personal entertainment.

The Afghanistan fielders, meanwhile, looked like extras at a wedding buffet after everyone else had already been through the queue — standing around and wondering where everything had gone. There was simply no respite.

Every time Afghanistan seemed to have a plan, Abhishek appeared to have an answer. And every time they missed their length by the smallest margin, the ball seemed to disappear into the stands.

What makes this record particularly remarkable is the sheer speed at which it was achieved. A 30-ball hundred is not the sort of record that is routinely broken. In fact, I suspect this one could stand for quite some time.

And if it does eventually fall, there is one man I wouldn’t bet against being involved. Abhishek Sharma himself.

Because on this evidence, when Abhishek gets going, even the record books might need to start checking their controls.